News Life Moths pollinate clover flowers at night, after bees have gone home The finding challenges a century of research identifying bees as the only key clover pollinators Many moths are nocturnal pollinators of plants. But the insects, like this Mythimna farrago, weren’t known to be regular visitors of red clover flowers until now. Jeff Kerby Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Jake Buehler July 26, 2022 at 2:23 pm Bees aren’t the only insects pollinating red clover. Moths do about a third of the flower visits after dark, new research suggests.